Bill Jones: Checking out "The Pinpoint Show"

For the past couple of weeks, I have been out of the water due to medical tests and I have gone through my share of poking, prodding and probing.

The saving grace has been surfing the web and hitting some really interesting sites. I have a couple of websites that I would like to pass on to you.

In staying up to date on the ocean conditions and weather, I use about five websites. They give me all I need to know about the tides, the weather forecast, current conditions, surf and swell size as well as pictures and graphs of the information I want. I also utilize and watch short videos, amateur and professional, to view surf spots around the world at www.surfline.com.

In today's world of computer technology, social media and daily changes how we get our information, I sometimes feel very lost in trying to keep up with what is the latest rage in this information-rich age. A week or so ago, a friend of mine named Kelly Sorenson, owner of On The Beach Surf Shop, sent me a short video episode from "The Pinpoint Show" featuring him and what he does. I was really impressed with the finished product. It was quick to view, easy to look at and had a lot of information presented in a short period of time.

"The Pinpoint Show" showcases entertainment reality episodes, "auniquely infused narrative and format." Alex Ortiz and his two brothers, Marcos Ortiz and Alejandro Ortiz, are the principals behind "The Pinpoint Show" and Alex has a lot of experience in video and entertainment production.

"Launched on Aug. 1, 2012, 'The Pinpoint Show' features short-subject (entertainment reality episodes) bringing a high-energy narrative to its show by capturing the inner workings of prominent and prestigious individuals in an entertaining and reality-based format. With 14 episodes produced featuring individuals such as world renowned chef Bert Cutino, whose awards include the culinary society Les Amis d'Escoffier with the Les Disciples d'Escoffier honor, to master jeweler Kirkor Kocek, who has crafted a cross for Pope John Paul II and cuff links for former President Ronald Reagan and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger."

The Pinpoint team films on location and edits the entertainment reality episodes with a quick turnaround, providing an average of one new episode per week. The four-minute episodes and 30-second promos are a great way for viewers to learn more about these individuals. The people featured on "The Pinpoint Show" are selected by the Pinpoint team, based on their success, their story and community portrayal. The Pinpoint team spends numerous hours scouting and searching for these individuals to create episodes to meet the criteria Pinpoint has delivered through its many episodes so far.

The episodes and promos can be viewed online at www.thepinpointshow.com. "Know the story" is Pinpoint's goal by providing entertainment to viewers so that they can explore, discover and experience newand uniqueplaces as seen through the eyes of those who run it every day.

I learned several new terms as to what an entertainment reality episodes was and was amazed at the quality of the finished product and the speed at which it was done. I am totally in awe that videos can be seen on smart phones. I have not utilized this yet, but my kids will show me how at some point. Which brings me back to "The Pinpoint Show". Fire up your computer and take a look at this new, unique technology and entertainment reality episodes. You will have fun as "The Pinpoint Show" delivers insight into the real world setting of unique people and settings.

By the time the next Dropping In column appears, I will be back in the water, so watch out.

Bill Jones is a surfer, diver, kayaker and stand-up paddle instructor who lives in Pacific Grove. He can be reached at bjones_surf@yahoo.com.